The nominations for the Ballon d'Or, also known as World Footballer of
the Year, have been announced, with eight Barcelona players making the
short list of 23. Manchester United have two players included, while
Manchester City and Liverpool both have one.
Below are the names;
Éric Abidal (France), Sergio Agüero (Argentina),
Karim Benzema (France), Iker Casillas (Spain), Cristiano Ronaldo
(Portugal), Dani Alves (Brazil), Samuel Eto’o (Cameroon), Cesc Fàbregas
(Spain), Diego Forlán (Uruguay), Andrés Iniesta (Spain), Lionel Messi (Argentina),
Thomas Müller (Germany), Nani (Portugal), Neymar (Brazil), Mesut Özil
(Germany), Gerard Piqué (Spain), Wayne Rooney (England), Bastian
Schweinsteiger (Germany), Wesley Sneijder (Netherlands), Luis Suárez
(Uruguay), David Villa (Spain), Xabi Alonso (Spain), Xavi (Spain).
The coaches are listed in alphabetical order, first nationality and then team...
Vicente Del Bosque (Spain/Spain national team), Alex Ferguson (Scotland/Manchester United FC), Rudi Garcia (France/Lille OSC), Pep Guardiola (Spain/FC Barcelona), Jürgen Klopp (Germany/Borussia Dortmund), Joachim Löw (Germany/Germany national team), José Mourinho (Portugal/Real Madrid C.F.), Óscar Tabárez (Uruguay/Uruguay national team), André Villas-Boas (Portugal/FC Porto, Chelsea FC), Arsène Wenger (France/Arsenal FC).
The leading three candidates from each list will be announced Dec. 5 in Paris, with the winners announced Jan. 9 in Zurich.
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